Is it a Stage Reading or Staged Reading

So here is the postcard for the reading. Funny thing, there was so much discussion on the wording of ("Stage Reading or Staged Reading"), and as you can see, we went with Staged Reading.

This question might not seem like a big decision, however one does want the correct formatting with a very important project. I had the AEA guidelines, which has the wording as "Stage Reading" I thought Oh OK I'll go with that, Hooray I can start sending out my postcards for the event, than I picked up the newspaper and to my horror I see in big letters "STAGED READING". Could I've made the biggest mistake of my life? Oh God I have to email again, for the hundredth time, the friend who is volunteering his time with his amazing computer skills. Stop the press (or is it presses), we need to change the postcard again.

I did a google search and this is what I found.

Reading: Just that. The actors sit on chairs in a rehearsal room or on stage facing the audience and read your script, sometimes with no rehearsals. A Stage Manager or another performer reads the descriptions from our Character Page and Setting Page, and then the essential stage directions during the presentation.

Staged Reading: The Performers have several rehearsals with a Director who establishes entrances, exits, and other movement as well as basic character interpretation. You may have a chance to revise dialogue during the rehearsal process. It's not unusual for a plain old Reading to be called a Staged Reading if the performers have at least one rehearsal and even if they never leave their chairs.

So "Staged Reading" it is.

I never know all the ins and outs of producing theater. At moments I feel like Wow this is great, it's really happening, but than I get thrown a curve ball and think, Man I can't do this, I don't know what I'm doing, I must be crazy.

I ask myself, do I have what it takes to manage people, the marketing skills, the financial savvy, and the personal strength to reach my five year goals? How do I make those networking relationships, when I'm the new guy on the block. How do I get industry people to take me and the theater company seriously?

These are some of the questions I'm asking myself and more. My hope with this blog is, to share with you my search and the process of building a theater company (or make my dream a reality), and hey if I can inspire someone else to start their own theater company that would be a blessing! One thing is clear, I'm getting the education of a life time, and fast!

Oh yeah! marketing skills lesson number one: Promote your project!

Checkout the info in the above postcard. Or contact info@nonametheater.org to reserve your seats, seating is limited.